It just dawned on me that I didn't speak to my father this Thanksgiving. The rift between us has obviously grown, and in such a way that it has become something I don't think about much. I'm not proud of the fact that neither of us was willing to pick up a phone and go [...]
Sometimes I can't believe that my boy is actually mine. I watched him come into to the world looking like someone from my father's side of the family. I have watched him grow up over the last few years to become my doppelganger, my "mini me." I know darn well he's mine, but sometimes, like the mother in [...]
My son Damien, I mean Devin, told me something today that was, well, I don't know what it was. He was in the backseat of the car when he said "Daddy, you're a bad father. I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm only talking to mommy." I asked (a bit shocked and trying to hide it)  "why [...]
Correct me if I'm wrong but in all the years that Seinfeld was on the air there were maybe three black people featured on a few episodes. These people were usually in roles portraying people in various servitude capacities including waiters and store checkout staff. They also featured a character that was obviously a parody [...]
I've been holding onto this article for a couple of weeks. When I first read it I was so livid, and visibly so, that I decided to not talk about it until I could form a coherent thought about it. Most of the thoughts that came to my mind involved four letter words. I am [...]